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[Ros have given up]

Are you watching the game? Ros have given up. My granny could run through the middle and bag 2-05 today.

Keith Higgins goal!

They aren't being allowed to play!  The movement and work rate from Mayo is incredible

You could drive dive a fleet of buses down the centre of the Roscommon defence. Mayo players shooting under no pressure, running right down the middle and no one going to meet the attacking player. Worst thing you could say is they are making Mayo forwards look good. 

Mayo have pushed up on Roscommon kick outs but that's no excuse for the complete lack of any defending

This is very poor. Football is my game but you'd have to say it's becoming increasingly difficult to watch. It's the best game in the world when played right but pulling 13/14 players back is a busted flush so why Monaghan, Tyrone and many others continue to do it is beyond me. Put at least 4 forwards up and you have a chance, playing 6 up is actually the way to go but teams aren't prepared to do it anymore.

There were many occasions in the Dublin Monaghan game where Dublin had 13 or 14 players back in their own half.

I guess you're a holocaust denier too?

Ignorant moronic idiot comparing football to what I won't even mention. Doesn't even deserve a response but I can only hope you are uneducated and don't understand/realise what happened during that period of world history.

No, I'm just comparing someone who ignores events that happened to other people who ignored events that happened.

Nice display of faux outrage though.

You are comparing football with WWII atrocities and if you don't see that as a problem I feel sorry for you

This is very poor. Football is my game but you'd have to say it's becoming increasingly difficult to watch. It's the best game in the world when played right but pulling 13/14 players back is a busted flush so why Monaghan, Tyrone and many others continue to do it is beyond me. Put at least 4 forwards up and you have a chance, playing 6 up is actually the way to go but teams aren't prepared to do it anymore.

There were many occasions in the Dublin Monaghan game where Dublin had 13 or 14 players back in their own half.

I guess you're a holocaust denier too?

Ignorant moronic idiot comparing football to what I won't even mention. Doesn't even deserve a response but I can only hope you are uneducated and don't understand/realise what happened during that period of world history.

I wonder will Dublin7 be man enough to admit what Cooper did to get McManus a yellow card. He was complaining about Tyrone players going to ground to win frees where as armagh players stayed on their feet and got no free.

Cooper totally play acted he was hurt but Manus didn't hurt his head.
What did you think Dubs?

Didn't see the game but I had heard people giving out about Cooper 'play-acting' so i went looking for the footage.
Is this the incident everyone is up in arms about?
https://twitter.com/trev_holloway/status/893886732172759040
If so, that's not a dive and it's a yellow card every day of the week.

I was at the game on the hill, but looking at thatc video it's a yellow card for McManus all day long. Being from Tyrone and watching the Cavanaghs play I can understand how you think everyone dives because that's what they do.

Watching Tyrone/Donegal is just depressing. 13 men at least behind the ball and hand pass after hand pass. Kick passing the ball is almost a last resort. Training sessions must be monotonous torture running up and down the pitch hand pass after hand pass. Monaghan set up the same way and offered nothing up front. You can't win if you don't try to score. Only for the dubs trying to score goals in the 2nd half the scoreline would have been even worse for monaghan.

Colm Cavanagh going mad complaining that an Armagh player dived is the most entertaining part of this game. Awful stuff and Armagh clueless up front

Armagh man certainly made the most of it

He certainly did, but neither Colm or Sean Cavanagh have any right to complain about diving considering the way they play the game. Lads have turned falling over/diving into an art for winning frees

Colm Cavanagh going mad complaining that an Armagh player dived is the most entertaining part of this game. He really has no shame or any understanding of irony. Awful stuff and Armagh clueless up front

two arms around an Armagh player - they stay on their feet, no free
two arms around Tyrone player - straight to ground. Free

Aye they'll soon learn to fall

Tyrone/Cavanagh brothers have perfected the art of falling over to win frees in Gaelic football

Great game 

Armagh have completely frozen and it's like they never expected Tyrone to play with 15 men behind the ball. Continuous slow build up play and carrying the ball into contact. 2 worst things you can do against Tyrone. Soft penalty means this game is over after 15 min

It's a pity the Mayo county board didn't apologise for the mayo fans booing Diarmuid Connolly in 2015.

Way too much being made of what happened on Sunday. I'd imagine Andy Moran is embarrassed by the attention it has gotten. I can only hope all the fury about booing from the mayo fans means that any roscommon player taking a free kick will be given silence from mayo fans as the self appointed defenders of moral integrity

There is only one Rory Gallagher in Donegal and it defo isnt this one.

Much as I dislike McGuinness he was a great manager. Gallagher's "Phil Neal" act annoyed me even more and he has proved hiimself to be nothing more than a hanger on as the team got progressively worse every year.

In fairness to Gallagher he has had to introduce all the youngsters together because McGuinness didn't. Stuck with the same players and ran them into the ground. Whoever takes over will have a group of young lads who at least have a year's experience behind them

Nice thought but it's the day trippers and teenagers from both counties that will do it regardless.

It's a part of the sport whatever way you try to cut it, but the Mayo whiter than white attitude was severely embarrassing because I sat there in Croke Park and watched Mayo supporters boo every possession by Diarmuid Connolly and he did far less to roil up the opposition than Andy did. I think Andy may well have gotten a great reception from Roscommon supporters when he retired but he sank that ship with his childishness in January. I won't lie and say I didn't take a bit of extra enjoyment from Niall Mc making him look his age yesterday.

I only care about the result, not if someone boos or doesn't boo a player or decision.

Not being funny Syf but how would you know about protocol  in Croke Park being from a county that gets to the business end about once a decade? I have been to CP many times and I never saw abuse of the opposing team by the fans in the stands or of the opposing fans outside the ground.  You would be very disappointed maybe. One of the things that distinguishes the GAA from soccer is the mutual respect angle. It is more like rugby in that regard.
I remember being in Edinburgh at a match between Hibs and Celtic, the 2 Irish teams. The fans had to be segregated wth a huge police effort.

Have all the Mayo people slating Roscommon fans for booing Andy Moran forgotten all about the All Ireland semi final replay in 2015 when Diarmuid Connolly was booed every time he got the ball. Talk about hypocrisy. Can't have it both ways. Might want to look at your own fans actions before having a go at anybody else.

Also before people start hammering Dublin fans, yes they boo freetakers (just like all the other counties do to Dublin freetakers)

From the twitter

Official Donegal GAA‏Verified account
@officialdonegal

Donegal GAA wish to confirm Rory Gallagher has stood down as senior manager. Our thanks to Rory...full statement to follow

Jumped before he was pushed I'd imagine.

Maybe a job switch - Pete McGrath to Donegal and Rory to Fermanagh ?

Jim McGuinness must be celebrating in China tonight. Never missed an opportunity to stick the knife into Rory Gallagher in his newspaper column. Some real cheap shots. I'd imagine his phone must be going mental with Irish journalists looking for a comment

Played Dublin in croke park with almost a 1st choice team while Dublin played several youngsters. The senior players like Andy Moran should have been given time off in the league and the younger players introduced and given the chance to get match experience. Instead they are still relying on the same players and were bringing on defenders for forwards at the end

Did Gay Sheerin ever apologise to Kevin McStay through the local Roscommon media after winning the Connaght final. He got the better of Rochford on the line yesterday. Moving Enda Smith into the FF line removed Mayo's best attacking threat/shooter.

Taking of Boyle around 55 min seems to be standard move this year. I assume Rochford thinks he hasn't got the legs for a full 70 min anymore. Mayo should consider using a Mickey Harte/Peter Canavan tactic with Andy Moran. Start him but substitute him after 20/25 min. Then bring him back on for the last 20/25 min. That way their best forward is on the pitch when needed at the end

As for Brian McGuigan saying Donaghy should get a pass because he isn't Diarmuod Connolly should mean it's the last time he is allowed appear on the show

Huh? Was he not being ironic?

Accordimg to Brian because Connolly has reputation for trouble and Donaghy doesn't different rules apply